Forest of the Hanged (Romanian: Pădurea spânzuraților) is a 1965 Romanian drama film directed by Liviu Ciulei, and based on the eponymous novel by Liviu Rebreanu. Ciulei won the award for Best Director at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Forest of the Hanged
Directed byLiviu Ciulei
Written byTitus Popovici
Liviu Rebreanu
StarringVictor Rebengiuc
Ștefan Ciubotărașu
Liviu Ciulei
Emil Botta
CinematographyOvidiu Gologan
Edited byYolanda Mîntulescu
Music byTheodor Grigoriu
Release date
  • 17 March 1965 (1965-03-17)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian

Forest of the Hanged became the first Romanian film to achieve wide international recognition.[2]

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Forest of the Hanged". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Forest of the Hanged". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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